Stories from Friday, March 6, 2015

The Mountain Home Tigers head to state this week after a second-place finish at this year's district boys basketball tournament. Mountain Home 57, Bishop Kelly 49 After a six-year absence, the Mountain Home Tigers are heading back to the 4A State Boys Basketball Tournament. The Tigers punched their ticket with their 57-49 win over the Bishop Kelly Knights in the semi-finals of the District III 4A Tourney at Bishop Kelly last Monday...

For their ongoing commitment to raise money for cancer research and treatment, a Mountain Home couple became the first recipients of an award named in their honor. Mike and Toni Reynolds were formally recognized by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during a ceremony held in late January...

The Mountain Home High School's yearbook staff recently received national-level honors with their publication earning a Gold Medal from the National Scholastic Press Association. The press association, an organization for high school and college journalists, uses the yearly award to honor the best high school and college publications across the nation...

The Mountain Home Tigers bounced back from a semi-final loss to finish third overall during this year's 4A State Tournament at Borah High School in Boise. The Tigers' quest to win their first state title was detoured in the semi-finals when they lost to Rigby, 33-39. Their win against the Lakeland Hawks on Thursday was the first time since 1980 that Mountain Home had won a boys' state basketball tournament. Details on this year's state tournament will appear in the March 11 edition of the Mountain Home News.